Graph 1 – Foreign trade is a heavyburden on Canadianeconomic growth In $B in 2002 In $B in 2002 Net exports Sources: Statistics Canada and Desjardins, Economic Studies ...CANADA GRAPPLING WITH TWO CONTRADICTORY REALITIES Canada’s economy is dealing with a sharp contrast. On one hand, domestic demand is very lively. It posted 6.9% growth ... in growth of only 1.3% for 2008, half that recorded in 2007.

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the Tax Burden for Canadians Tax reductions are an essential element of Canada’sEconomic Action Plan. They support Canadian businesses and jobs in the short term ... and employment growth. The Plan includes measures that will reduce the tax burden ...canada

achieve. Sustained economic growth, with the commitment of balanced budgets or better ... interest rates to remain low, which, in turn, boosts economic growth. Higher growth ... as the most appropriate measure of the debt burden, as it measures the debt relative